“Sumaysimah”, the fourth and last of the Al Zubarah class corvettes ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defense from Fincantieri, based in Italy, as part of the national naval procurement… Continue reading "Qatar’s Fourth and Final Al Zubarah Class Corvette Is Launched"
Mechanized Landing Crafts (LCM) QL41 ISHAT and QL40 BROOG, built for the Qatari Navy under a contract signed between Anadolu Shipyard and Qatar-based Barzan Holdings, were launched at the shipyard… Continue reading "Anadolu Shipyard Launches Mechanized Landing Crafts (LCM) QL41 ISHAT and QL40 BROOG Built For Qatar"
Leonardo, an Italian high-tech aerospace, defense, and security corporation, announced on its website on 3 January, that it had delivered the first NH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) to Qatar on… Continue reading "Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives First NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter"
Boeing has officially rolled out the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s first F-15QA, with the aircraft also officially dubbed “Ababil,” a reference to the protective ‘flock of birds’ mentioned in the… Continue reading "Boeing Officially Rolls Out Qatar’s F-15QA Ababil"
The first of two military training ships built by Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard for the Qatar Navy, the QTS 91 Al Doha, was delivered on Wednesday at the shipyard in İstanbul,… Continue reading "Anadolu Shipyard Delivers Qatar Navy Training Ship"
Two active duty US pilots suffered minor injuries after ejecting from an F-15QA at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois early Tuesday morning. A Boeing official who spoke with… Continue reading "Pilots Eject From F-15QA After Runway Incident At Illinois Airport"
Boeing has received contracts from Qatar and Saudi Arabia to provide support to those countries’ F-15 fleets to a value of around $10.6 billion. For the Qatari’s, Boeing has three… Continue reading "Boeing Picks Up Over $10 Billion for Middle East F-15 Contracts"
The signing of a training cooperation agreement between Italy and Qatar has led to rising speculation that the Emirate might purchase CIO’s Centauro II 120mm-armed armored car. During a visit… Continue reading "Centauro II Sale Possible as Italy & Qatar Sign on Cooperation Agreement"